you have the congress, basically, we're talking about pushing out the debt ceiling three months. you are freeing up a run way here where earnings if they are okay, macro is settling in. what we heard from freeport, bhp, all the guys looking around the world are seeing this growth. when you combine it with bank of england today, saying, we're going to give you more stimulus, fed basically saying, we're still in play, what more do you need? >> but if we are just pushing the debt ceiling, are we just kidding ourselves? the same issues -- >> but we're traders, so -- >> true. >> i'm hopeful it is a sign it won't come to this brinksmanship. i hope that's the case. because that leads, i think, to not the best outcome. whatever you can pull together at the very last minute. so, i think that's kind of a positive. i, like pete, i want to stay long, but with the volatility index here, i think you have to buy some relatively cheap protection. >> so, you are a buyer but with protection. >> yes. >> we talked about the dow having its best january in quite some time. look at the components that